Thursday 13 December 2001 · Surat, Gujarat, India
Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 03:373:37 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:432:43 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:077:07 AM
Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:518:51 AM
Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.
Noon
12:3312:33 PM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 10 h 51 m.
sunrise to sunrise
The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.
Day sunrise to sunset
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
07:077:07 AM to 31:087:08 AM+1
Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī | 26:43 02:432:43 AM Fri | Amāvasyā |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 27:49 03:493:49 AM Fri | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 08:518:51 AM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:073:07 PM | Śakuni |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:08 07:087:08 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:225:22 AM | 07:077:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:225:22 AM | 06:156:15 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:485:48 AM | 07:077:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:077:07 AM | 09:179:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:077:07 AM | 08:298:29 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:018:01 AM | 09:369:36 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:179:17 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:509:50 AM | 11:1111:11 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4410:44 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0912:09 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1112:11 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:541:54 PM | 15:163:16 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:212:21 PM | 15:053:05 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:053:05 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:483:48 PM | 17:585:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:325:32 PM | 19:077:07 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:585:58 PM | 19:447:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:585:58 PM | 18:256:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:585:58 PM | 19:177:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |